1 Samuel 18:26

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Samuel 18:26

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,

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KJV

King James Version

And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired.

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WEB

World English Bible

When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the deadline,

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ASV

American Standard Version

And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. And the days were not expired;

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Samuel 18

²⁴ And the servants told Saul what David had said.

²⁵ Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.

²⁶ When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,

²⁷ David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.

²⁸ When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,

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